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Stephen Joseph Harper PC MP (born April 30, 1959) is the twenty-second and current Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party. Harper became prime minister when his party formed a minority government after the 2006 federal election. He is the first prime minister from the newly reconstituted Conservative Party, following a merger of the Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance parties.
Harper has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Calgary Southwest in Alberta since 2002. Earlier, from 1993 to 1997, he was the MP for Calgary West. He was one of the founding members of the Reform Party, but did not seek re-election, and instead joined, and shortly thereafter led, the National Citizens Coalition.In 2002, he succeeded Stockwell Day as ...

The recent disingenuous response by Dimitri Soudas, director of communications in Stephen Harper's PMO, to public outrage concerning the replacement on government documents of "The Government of Canada" by "The Harper Government" is self-serving partisan politics, an abuse of the term. Within Parliament the government is the prime minister and cabinet. That is understood and within the context of Parliament that is accepted practice.
Just as when the Harper government and the Harper party stated falsely in the 2008 prorogation crisis that a parliamentary vote of ...

Canada is “morally obliged” to stand up to threats against Israel, Prime Minister Stephen Harper told a Jewish audience in downtown Toronto Thursday night as both he and Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff sparred over which party is the stronger supporter of democracy in the Middle East. Opponents who say that Canada has “lost its way” when it comes to its foreign policy are using “code for the view that Canada should go back to being ambivalent about our relationship with Israel and its fundamental right to defend itself,” Mr. Harper said. “Our ...

montrealgazette.com January 5, 2009
By Janice Tibbetts, Canwest News Service
OTTAWA — As Thomas Cromwell was quietly sworn in Monday as the newest judge on the Supreme Court of Canada, critics accused Stephen Harper of playing fast and loose with the appointment process by abandoning his own promise to make the system more public.Two legal scholars lambasted the prime minister for walking away from plans to include MPs in selecting the newest member of the high court and to hold a public hearing to give Canadians a glimpse of Cromwell before he was elevated to one of the most ...

Statement by the Prime Minister on ThanksgivingThe Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Thanksgiving:“Today, Canadians across the country will celebrate Thanksgiving – a day to gather with family and friends and give thanks for the many blessings we enjoy in our lives.

Statement by the Prime Minister on Mid-Autumn FestivalThe Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival:“Today, I join Canadians of Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Vietnamese heritage to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.“Also known as the Moon Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, when the moon is at its fullest and brightest. It symbolizes a good harvest, and is a time to give thanks for the year’s successes.

Statement by the Prime Minister on World Teachers’ DayThe Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on World Teachers’ Day:“Today, we join the international community to celebrate teachers. On World Teachers’ Day, we honour the work teachers and educators do to shape our communities and our world for the better.